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Three San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies will face criminal charges in the beating of a man after he tried to escape on horseback in San Bernardino County in a case captured by NewsChopper4, District Attorney Michael Ramos said on Tuesday.
Attorneys for Francis Jared Pusok are expected to respond to the decision later Tuesday.
The Sheriff's Department submitted the results of its investigation in the April chase involving Pusok to the district attorney last month. The nearly three-hour pursuit in the high desert northeast of Los Angeles began when authorities tried to serve a warrant in an Apple Valley identity theft investigation.
Deputies pursued Pusok in a vehicle, which he abandoned and stolen a horse, according to authorities.
The group surrounding the man grew to 11 sheriff's deputies. Pusok appeared to have been kicked 17 times, punched 37 times and struck with batons four times, a review of the video showed, and 13 blows appeared to be to the head.
Ten deputies were put on administrative leave a day after the confrontation, and the county reached a $650,000 settlement with Pusok. San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon said the arrest appeared to be an "excessive" use of force.
originally posted by: wanderingconfusion
a reply to: Vasa Croe
The video no longer works but I found it on another site.
That looks like mob violence.
Uncalled for vehemently disturbing and disturbing.
They need to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
originally posted by: WeRpeons
a reply to: Vasa Croe
I saw this video awhile ago. This beating was extremely excessive. These deputies should face criminal charges! If they can't act professional, and if they're going to make their frustrations and anger cause them to physically abuse a suspect, they have no business being a police officer.
originally posted by: Woodcarver
Thanks to these officers, this criminal now has $650,000 to spend as he sees fit. That money could have bought a lot of body cameras.
When will these cops realise that these brutal tactics are not the way to enforce the law? Do you think that these coos would have gotten in trouble if they had not been caught on camera?
a reply to: Vasa Croe